Cape Town, 23 January 2013: Business owners are facing yet another threat to their profitability: electricity price increases. This at a time when businesses have to work harder to survive a tough trading environment. Add a comment
Small Business
Start-ups get some help to suss market
- 06 January 2013
- SME News Desk
OPENING a new business is both an exciting and terrifying experience, with about 65% of new enterprises in South Africa failing within the first two years. Add a comment
Eskom bonus for black mining firms
- 16 December 2012
- SME News Desk
Johannesburg - Black mining companies hit pay dirt this week when Eskom announced a new policy to source coal from the Waterberg in Limpopo. And to qualify, companies must be majority black. Add a comment
Eskom coal plan must safeguard small mines, says Sibiya
- 11 December 2012
- SME News Desk
ESKOM’s plan to transform the coal mining industry, in a bid to secure ample coal supply, must ensure that small-scale mines are sustainable, Chamber of Mines CEO Bheki Sibiya says. Add a comment
SA still tops for Credit Access - World Bank 2013 Report
- 11 December 2012
- SME News Desk
According to the World Bank’s 2013 Doing Business Report, South Africa has been joint-ranked, along with Malaysia and the United Kingdom, as the easiest country in the world for small and medium-sized enterprise (SMEs) to access credit. Add a comment
